Former FL gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, who lost his bid to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis by less than half a percentage point, is making voter registration his central focus in advance of 2020.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has hired Tina Tchen, who previously worked as chief of staff to then-First Lady Michelle Obama and now leads the Workplace Cultural Compliance practice at Buckley LLP.

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